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Stephen Doughty vs Ben Lake

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty
Lab Cardiff South and Penarth
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Photograph of Ben Lake
Ben Lake
PC Ceredigion Preseli

Voting alignment

Stephen Doughty and Ben Lake voted the same way 90% of the time, based on 1,147 shared comparable votes.

1,035 same votes 112 different votes 1,147 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
81 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 144 shared votes
81 Aye 63 No
36 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 116 shared votes
36 Aye 80 No
29 Aye 29 No
Trade 100% aligned 58 shared votes
29 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
1 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
96 Aye 46 No
Tax 77% aligned 142 shared votes
99 Aye 43 No
21 Aye 27 No
Defence 77% aligned 48 shared votes
28 Aye 20 No
21 Aye 17 No
Benefits 82% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 22 No
Transport 85% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
13 Aye 9 No
Energy 86% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

66.8 %
6 % below average
Rank 483 of 649
Participation
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 292 of 649
1,577
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,600
2,106 eligible divisions
905
57.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
55.7 % of votes cast
672
42.6 % of votes cast
No votes
708
44.3 % of votes cast
17
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
13 years, 9 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

82
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 650
Appearances
66
-11.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650
375
+236.7 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 650
Contributions
68
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,460,196
all imported IPSA years
£294,894
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,650
11 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
182 of 188 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 163 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 87 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
#5
Cost of Living
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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